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Mussels: Photograph of mussels clinging to a rock. Mussels are mollusks that can be found in lakes, rivers, and streams, and in tidal areas along marine coastlines.; Format: image/photograph

Oyster shells: Oysters are mollusks that are usually found in salty or brackish water (water that consists of a mixture of salty and fresh waters). They eat by drawing water over their gills, where food particles become trapped by mucus. These particles are then moved to...; Format: image/photograph

Conch shell: Photograph of a conch shell. Conches are marine-dwelling mollusks with spirally-constructed shells. The conch has been a traditionally useful animal to humans of many cultures: Conch shells have served as musical instruments, decoration, and weapons, and conch...; Format: image/photograph

The Pit: The Pit is a game that can be played to review any topic. It matches picture game cards to target vocabulary on a game board. This particular lesson focuses on classification of animals.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science); By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.

Northern shoveler: Photo of a female northern shoveler (Anas clypeata). The northern shoveler is a migratory duck found in wetland habitats in the Northern Hemisphere. It feeds mostly on plants, which it eats by swinging its broad bill from side to side,...; Format: image/photograph

Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center: Students will love visiting the Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center. The exhibits are fun, hands-on, and engaging.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Walnut Creek: A Guide to Exploring Urban Wetlands: In May 2008, Exploris Middle School students presented a field guide to the Walnut Creek wetlands to the City of Raleigh to use at the city's new urban wetlands center. The students began working on their field guide in September 2007. Over the school year,...; Format: document/book

The natural history of North Carolina: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.2; If the five billion years of the earth's history were condensed into a single day, humans would have arrived in North Carolina just two tenths of a second before midnight! This article summarizes the major biological and geological events in North Carolina's history and explains how the land and environment of today came to be.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The pottery makers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.4; Archaeologists do a bit of shrugging when asked about the Woodland—that time and lifeway tucked between 1000 BC and AD 1000. Some things they readily understand, but others leave them wondering.

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